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Police in Minsk break up a five-day protest against the re-election of Belarussian President Lukashenko.
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Missing Commonwealth athletes are told they will need a "bona fide reason" to stay by Australian officials.
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The South Korean president names Han Myung-sook as the country's first woman prime minister.
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A civilian employee of the US military in Japan is jailed for nine years for two rapes on the island of Okinawa.
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Pakistani forces say at least 15 militants have been killed in the rebellious North Waziristan region.
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Indonesia recalls its ambassador to Australia after Canberra grants visas to Papuan asylum seekers.
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Japan's second largest nuclear reactor is ordered to shut down over fears about safety if an earthquake occurs.
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The Democratic Republic of Congo's deadline to register candidates for June's election is extended by 10 days.
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The deadly H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus is found in dead birds on a private farm in northern Jordan.
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Maoist rebels attack a prison compound freeing at least 35 supporters in the eastern Indian state of Orissa.
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Friends and family speak of their relief as a Briton and two Canadian hostages are freed in Iraq.
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The destruction of Kenya's biggest cocaine haul is delayed to allow monitors to oversee the operation.
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Five Iraqis are killed by a bomb attack outside a Sunni mosque in Khalis, while 14 others are killed in Baghdad.
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England's relay sprinters crash out, Wales win two bowls silvers and Jo Pavey grabs silver in the 5,000m.
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Heavy fighting which has killed at least 70 continues between Islamists and warlords in the Somali capital.
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Thousands rally against US plans to criminalise illegal migrants, as George Bush calls for the debate to be civil.
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A WWII airman whose frozen body was found 63 years after his plane crashed is to be buried in the US.
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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has proposed secret peace talks with Israel, a paper quotes him as saying.
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A powerful blast rocks a chemistry institute in Mulhouse, eastern France, killing one person.
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Pakistan's foreign ministry says Indian PM Manmohan Singh's latest peace overture reflects 'many positive sentiments'.
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Talks between the French prime minister and union leaders on the controversial labour law end in deadlock.
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International pressure grows on the Afghan government to intervene in the trial of an Afghan convert to Christianity.
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Ricky Ponting equals Sir Donald Bradman's 29 Test centuries as Australia close 228-5 against South Africa.
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China's import of raw wood, which it turns into cheap furnture for exports, poses a threat to the world's forests, a report says.
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Merck drops its bid for rival German drugs firm Schering, enabling Bayer to complete its $19.5bn proposed takeover.
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Novels and comic books are making their way onto mobile phones among tech-savvy Japanese.
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Catholic Church leaders in Burundi tell priests not to conduct weddings for people who are HIV positive.
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A 29-year-old man is found guilty of the manslaughter of Chinese cocklers in the UK two years ago.
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The US joins the EU in saying it will impose sanctions against Belarus amid mass arrests of election protesters.
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A US pro-choice group launches a petition drive to overturn a South Dakota ban on nearly all abortions.
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A 29-year-old woman becomes the 11th person to die from bird flu in China, state media report.
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Russia gave Saddam Hussein intelligence on US military moves during the Iraq war, a Pentagon report says.
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A small plane with 14 people on board crashes into a factory in Ecuador, injuring at least six, officials say.
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The Falcon 1 rocket, a new low-cost satellite launcher, is lost in the Pacific Ocean on its maiden flight.
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